New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
GOVERNOR ROBINSON TO JOSEPH A. ROWLAND.

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i' JOSEPH A. Rowland.
GOVERNOR ROBINSON TO JOSEPH A. ROWLAND.
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. }
! Hndian School service. Haskell Instituted 7
LAWRENCE. KAN, Sept 20, 1887.
M DEAR SIR Your favor Of 2oth Instant is received
referring Nh Thayes address AVID letter OF ndsrse-
aHe to rocs Contents Especially a. it wa. Written
without premedtsion and not fer he prea had Ersat
they did a necessary and good work Thsy hllod tho
position OF Join the Baptist and preached repentance
aHd when appeared il the antslavsry field
whs baptized with fire, followed him At
ing the chair said amo other things the foswins
which will show my view OF the influences operating to
much FOR Kansas and Kansas citizens; hut great
injustice would DO dsnc n'a residents ala We attempt 10
claim all the credit for the graz results OF the last quar-
ROT century AZ tho opening Of kansas slavery
eyey towa dnp bY tee "v OF hs mi
grant society without tnOso settlements IL is safe
even an attempt at resistance without TIE Emgrant
AID socist( these towns would not have bees and
without Lii Thaycr. Ares A. Lawrence Edward Everett
Hale and their coaborers that society wodld have mad
| no existence.
And those men would have beer ?ewerles with thor
machinery had lot the Liberty and Free Soil campaigns.
under the lead Of n, Brney' Iaes JIi'ns AMI 'hers
been fought asi these campaign. would have bees
siLborn bad there been NO iarlisons. ParEer Plls-
burys. Theodore Parsers and Wendell Phlp,ss 10 cry
In the ana prepare the way Tor tae agencies
pamphlet. wade aluss pr'csel' :hs same STATE "e't
in ms brof address at Topeka a. the quarter centennial
OF TIE birth of the state Charles sumner predicted as
much GA the night OF the passage OF the kansasNe,
slavery face face. and bits them grappe. Whs can
doubt the result! NJ Garrison IN letter.
Kansas Historical sscsty says: There Is npthln@ Iaprs
drilling in American history than tho stru-g. Against
Border RUidnism alias tho slave power to secure
| freedom and free institutions 10 Kansas strdgse
which, IT had terminated otherwise tnan 1t did. would
ltya fra
10 the state itself but 10 the rs"s country and posi
Tst ne "Ho9S 81 'e 80 %, s t
from some OF the sditTials nd re-
| tins struggle commenced.
In my address at r.ocks. referred to above. said;
first pernansat check in Kass... and it wa.
TIE rsiaca T9'. from her S, borders orders that
the south into rebellion and buried slavery deep that
Tor there can 10 no resurrection Soi only IS the state
slave states mat couene A. earnestly extend their
cuar Institution. douhy indebted These states
nave i't only pcch Fc."SiheI rom 'l-ntInS curse,
hut save 0con prcsere ever way as never before IN
tdril history etr,sc
Does VIZ Trrcr tm too rnucs credit FOR his part in
saving knnss' 70 frc'dsml think a't Ia letter 10
ce'ted ne, bring s"r {" he present wrote tat Kan
a. con h"ter ton hig honor her ctry freuis without
W., cYrrt"ns lret'..n wonld have 5ssu drveu rom
our h"Idrt'' pt me onf NJ :" n"MsS mat
koueds VIII ever Gc.gat 10 honor that " u Ihayer
stands at he he'd IL was his brsia thtt conceived AMI
n. n omii''. will aud eneie, a. at accomplished the
o.-aai1d.ou al engratior. without which Kansas ard
/
hour Let rs During The critical PERIOD Kansas Ter
u.ory an proslayery except Lawrence Tepeka.
Aaus.ttAn ussswatOmle and Naoan' see and AL thc's
,, V1,, y 49, '-'tl W r,l'I 81 a't Nv
q = So mat without these settlements ksr,ss
would have been Save stats without struggle sad
without tho Adj society these towns would have never
existed Aud that society WAS born st the brain OF Ft
honor his raiue willie he shan l4st" Cltrles suns.r
said he would rather have the credit dus Ia for
his Kansas wora thau hc the hero OF the battle o. New
orleans; and II ambitious for fame IA future genera
cola o. Washington. evcr. for Witt tiese men aote.
well hcir part IN "ni,a' position. Thayer inv"acd the
InHGhiner, ana er='sserod H. nat set a Liberty four
agitIors and moral hrrsc' John the ap'Nts but thrir
theory OF i,uson imprtcticablc, anr the SAVER
the s.yo came after them aud lde FAC tone W
his pamphlet. was not OF them DIS had been.
MAY he permitted "a word ot criiicsra % Mr. Tia rers
cri;'c He SAYS trly "Any party. n he n'rrr' 10 he
historian should DC careful 10 DO no isiustce o those
his own or in vas that ne did no. wholly approve
respuci for Mr. johnson and his great services
organized and prosecuted the emigration Movement
Kansas. Ito saws: Mr. Thayer nvi,sd not moral but
OF war. symholNcl by sharpos rifles. II was
This grizzly orsciy that he male his appeal This it
trusted scheme OF which this was Tho all pervadnS
Mr. Thay.r had found tho Hbo.iiioni,' quito too
slow and peaceful Tar his erv nature nader his lsat
actually proposing 10 have hand 10 hand tu.se
with slavery out In karsa' so fr from being az aid Of
ing the savchodcrs and thoir mirlons TO come on"
Nav II | understand the diift OF all this II dscs Mr.
Thayor and his collborers gross injustice Their move
scnt purely political They proposed peaceful set
tomert of Kansas. AL tho making OF state by the use
OF ballots IA the usual way they ana not seek war
or conflict OF arms. and arms were only re
sorted 10 when their political rights were stnckea
down by illegal Invasion and violence can speak ad-
vi-dy ta;s mater as sent for tho first two install
msn, OF Shagpes rifles; bur lid scnd for them TIL
The territory had been invaded by armed hsrics from
from Missouri. and the ballot boyeS had been strck.a
down. and until all free state men had been formally
notified to leave The Territory Here il resolution
specimen. adopted az meeting a leaN0nw1rih, pre-
slavery town "Ecsorcd That vigilance committee.
consisting OF thirty omhcrs. shall now Ina appointed.
who Shall observe AMI report all such persons shall
openly act in violation Of law and order and hy tho
PRECISION OF abolition sentiments produce disturbance TO
the quiet danger to their dnmeSuo rea-
lions and all such persons 80 Offending shall 10 notified
And hero is tho law: "It any free person b.
speaking or writing. assert or maintain that
persons have not the right 10 hold slaves
this Territory any book. paper magazine. pamphlet o.
ere Har containing any denial o. the isht OF rerso.s to
deemed guilty of felony. and published 10y imprsoa
ment OF hand labor Tor term o. not less thar two
years" New here the situation. The polls had
been invaded before Sharle's rifle had been thousht
o. hu when they had boon Invaded | SAINT urorsc W.
bstIlcr TO Ell Thaycr for arms, aad when infany
EelpsI upon namy 10y pretended legal emactmcnts and
threatening ouons. sent James L. Abbott for more
ariEs 10 Mt Thaycr, with those words: In Judgment
the rifles I'm Lawrence have had very good eject and
| think tho same Kind Of instruments In other places
else. Anything you can do for Mr. Abbott
win he gratefnly appreciated by tho people
viii see hy the papers How Wa shall como out
OF the furnace cod ony knows That we have got to
onier H. some or u.s. there "a doubt but ready
dom tor a world. 4. KoHNGoN.
criticism OF Mr. Tnayer and the Emieran Aid Society ia
misplaced. As society, thcS sent rine 10 Kan
calls from Kansas. For myself, thank God tho people
OF Kansas had sufficient grizzly ferOc.ty To assert
nsm Who caS treat tbs part Of the Kansas WORK as Mr.
johnson has done. Very truly, c. RoBISsoN.